Soil to the Soul

Notes from
the road, and the ground beneath it

On yoga, natural living, equality, and the slow unlearning of everything we were sold — written from wherever the road happens to be.

Yona in downward dog on a wooden deck, with a dog wandering onto the mat

Practice doesn't wait for an empty mat

Earlier entries

We forgot how to be human

On the ego, urbanisation, and a night in Kartong when a man who owns almost nothing reminded me what it means to be human — and why we need each other more than we need more.

Abéné — jungle, sea, and the people who gave me their time

Six and a half weeks in Abéné. I arrived not knowing anyone. I left with brothers and sisters — and three dogs. On the Bayefall, radical generosity, 2 AM at Jazz Café, and a goodbye bonfire that showed me exactly who my friends were.

Practising with the wind

No studio, no mirrors — just sand, wind, the ocean, dogs wandering through, and Dom beside me on his own mat. How outdoor practice changed everything.

The sea is eating Sanyang

I spent weeks in a treehouse on the Gambian coast, watching a Chinese fishmeal factory empty the ocean and the Atlantic slowly swallow the shore. A quiet witness account.

Throwing away my shampoo — and never looking back

It started with soap. Then one by one, the bottles disappeared. This is what nobody tells you about shampoo — and what your hair actually needs.